The Quick Draw McGraw Show: The Complete Series [Blu-Ray]

Cast: Daws Butler, Don Messick, Doug Young (VOICES)

Release Date: October 20, 2026

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Release Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

YIPPEE-I-O-KAY A! HERE COMES THE QUICK DRAW McGRAW SHOW! Hold your horses, cartoon fans! Hanna-Barbera’s timeless comedic fan favorite finally arrives on Blu-ray with all forty-five of its delightful episodes. For the first time ever, the Warner Archive Collection proudly presents the complete television run of The Quick Draw McGraw Show, bringing all forty-five historic half-hour episodes together in one spectacular, milestone collection. Each episode delivers the original triple-segment broadcast experience: the satirical Western antics of Quick Draw McGraw and his faithful sidekick Baby Looey, the heartwarming domestic comedy of Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy, and the sharp-witted noir parodies of Snooper and Blabber. For fans of classic television animation, this is the holy grail release you have been waiting for. Now step aside, thin-skinned humans—Quick Draw McGraw is back in town…and don’t you forget it!!

Here he comes, galloping all the way! ‘The Quick Draw McGraw Show’ comes to Blu-ray for all of you classic cartoon fans out there and presented in its entirety with the original triple-episode broadcast format. Now you can join good ol’ Quick Draw and his dependable sidekick Baba Looey as they take on baddies left and right, and sometimes even manage to get the job done right. Joining the titular star are two other segments each episode including the endearing father-son pair of ‘Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy’ and the dedicated investigative team of ‘Snooper and Blabber’. So, grab your favorite fellow cartoon fans young and old and saddle up for hours of hilarious fun.

‘The Quick Draw McGraw Show’ made its television debut in 1959 and ran for 45 episodes over the course of three seasons before concluding its run in 1961, featuring the voice talents of Daws Butler, Don Messick and Doug Young. It served as the third animated series from Hanna-Barbera overall after ‘The Ruff and Reddy Show’ and ‘The Huckleberry Hound Show’, once again making a splash and helping to fully propel the animation team to star status, subsequently pumping out hit after hit on a consistent basis and of course introducing generations to countless cartoon characters that would go down in history.

Originally airing as a three-episode format with two other cartoons (similar to The Huckleberry Hound Show) with each Quick Draw cartoon joined by ‘Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy’ and ‘Snooper and Blabber’ which helped to provide a nice variety of sorts featuring a rich collection of characters between the three, many of which are still notable today. Featuring great animation and colorful characters that are as amusing as they are endearing, it’s an immensely enjoyable series that nary delivers a dull moment for classic cartoon fans. If you’re a fan of similar shows or of Hanna-Barbera’s offerings in general but have never had the chance to give ‘The Quick Draw McGraw Show’ a shot, well this seems like the perfect time to do so, and as our hero might say; don’t you forget it.

It’s time to rejoice for classic cartoon fans as ‘The Quick Draw McGraw Show: The Complete Series’ rides into your home in a spectacular 6-disc Blu-ray set from Warner Archive Collection that features the entire run of the iconic series presented in its entirety and in the original three-episode format with ‘Quick Draw McGraw’, ‘Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy’ and ‘Snooper and Blabber’ cartoons included for each episode. The new Blu-ray collection features some stellar new full High Definition presentations of the cartoon series from new 1080p HD masters from 4K scans of the original camera negatives that have the classic series looking better than you’ve ever seen it!

The splendid new video presentations are paired with equally solid dual mono DTS-HD MA soundtracks and the entire 45 episode run is split between 6 discs for optimal quality throughout. The complete series release also includes a couple nice extras including a collection of original bumpers, ads and more from the original broadcast run, ensuring fans get everything they might want for the series in the best available quality. If you’re a Hanna-Barbera fan or a fan of Quick Draw in particular, then this Blu-ray set is just what you’ve been waiting for and is highly recommended for anyone considering a purchase.

VIDEO:

The Blu-ray release of ‘The Quick Draw McGraw Show: The Complete Series’ features a full 1080p High Definition presentation on all 45 episodes featuring new HD masters from 4K scans of the original camera negatives and presented in their original 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio. The video presentations look spectacular altogether and deliver clean, sharp and filmic presentations on each episode that not only look marvelous and feature bright clean colors and rich detail but also honor the source material. They retain a nice, natural grain structure that contributes to the original filmic appearance of the animated series yet at the same time without a plethora of imperfections like pops and lines noticeable throughout. Overall, these are wonderful High Definition presentations that look great while honoring the source from decades prior and fans should be thrilled with the results.

AUDIO:

The Blu-ray release includes a 2.0 dual mono DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on all 45 episodes of the series. These dual mono DTS-HD MA soundtracks hold up nicely in their own right and provide generally clean, crisp and well balanced audio presentations throughout that share the channel(s) without issue and ensure that all dialogue, music and effects remain clean and audible throughout and never result in any two simultaneously occurring audio elements contradicting or negatively affecting one another. There are a few cartoons where the audio is slightly muffled compared to others but based on history and the age of this series it’s clearly caused by the source and not any actual problems with the release or its encoding. Overall, these are very nice dual-mono DTS-HD MA soundtracks that sound great based on the available materials and should please fans.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

The Blu-ray release of ‘The Quick Draw McGraw Show: The Complete Series’ features a couple of noteworthy extras which can be found on the sixth disc. Included is the Featurette ‘The Good, The Bad and the El Kabong’ (running approximately 6 minutes), in addition to a collection of ‘Archival Rarities’ (approximately 21 minutes) which features many of the show’s original bumpers, bridges and commercials in varying degrees of quality in order to offer fans a look at what was included during the original broadcasts.

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Release Rating: 8/10

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‘The Quick Draw McGraw Show: The Complete Series’ Is Now Available on Blu-ray in a 6-disc Set from Warner Archive Collection

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